# Deputy Team Leader (2IC) - Baghdad, Iraq (INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY)

**Company**: Control Risks
**Location**: Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: to be discussed with shortlisted candidates
**Category**: Physical Security
**Industry**: Security

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## Description

The Deputy Team Leader provides armed protection security for client contracts. They are responsible for maintaining the highest standards and presenting the team and its capabilities to clients.

Responsibilities:

- Demonstrates client etiquette, discipline and Control Risks’ low-profile approach

- Remains informed about the threats and key issues in Iraq

- Conducts vehicle and dismounted contact and immediate action drills

- Possesses competent navigation skills, including map-reading, compass and use of GPS

- Uses vehicle-mounted and handheld communications systems

- Complies with Rules of Engagement and Use of Force

- Maintains competence in all required skills through regular formal assessment

- Conducts effective administration, such as vehicle maintenance, equipment husbandry/accountability and reports and returns

- Assists in conducting risk assessments and operational planning

- Issues orders to team members and briefs clients in line with SOPs when required

- Conducts venue and route recces and produces reports

- Commands the team and issues direction to clients

Requirements:

- Minimum of 4 years of military/police experience, with at least 6 months of operation experience

- 12 months commercial experience working within Iraq

- Fluent English speaker and writer

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience managing operations for oil and gas clients

- Experience managing local guard force

Qualifications and specialist skills:

- Valid SIA Frontline Close Protection Licence

- Valid certificate for FPOS-I Level 4 and/or FREC Level 3 and/or AoFAQ Level 3

- Military records

- Holds a BTEC Level 3 Close Protection Certificate recognised by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and accredited by Ofqual

- HECPO qualified preferable

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## Skills

### Required
- Close Protection
- Risk Assessment
- Operational Planning
- Communication
- Navigation
- English

### Nice to have
- Oil and Gas Operations
- Local Guard Force Management
- HECPO

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